The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-10-12

stinateiy contested every inch CT <Grcunc
and DELAYED Hooker's advance until
Jackson could bring up his troops, whc
at once assumed the offensive and pressed
Hooker back to Chancellorsville. While
Jackson's famous tiaDk movement was ID
progress, Anderson held Lees centre.
The battle was terrific, as Hooker again
and again tried 20 break through the thin
lire. The woods screened tee weakness
of the Confederate line, which was SO
tearfully stretched, in order To cover the
necessary ground. that ~ some places
the men were six feet apart; yet Hooker
1as held 10 his position until Jackson
could st-ike the fatal blow.
ANOTHER RICHMOND.
Hooker had hardly been defeated when
| Sedgewick crossed the river at Ftede1-
icksburg, carrying Marye's Heights and
threatening Gen. Lees rear. He was
first checked at Salem Church. Ander-
sons tired troops had been fighting for
FIVE days and nights, but when Gen. Lee
called upon them, they cheerfully coun-
termsrcheG and drove Sedgewick across
the river. Anderson, in a marked man
ner, received Gen. Lees thanks for the
heroic con2rct of his veterans, and vas
recommended for lieutenant generals
commission,
AT GETTYSBURG.
t The second crossing OF the Potomac
soon followed, and the battle of Gettys-
! burg. Anderson took no part IL the
battle of the first day. On the second
his division, except one brigade which
had been ordered to report to Longstreet,
confronted Cemetery Hill, which he was
ordered to charge Wien Lopgstreet's fire
reached his right flank. This it never
did, out Lonsstreet's attack being lard
pressed, Anderson vas ordered to make
diversion by assaiirg the position in
his front, which was handsomely done.
The works were carried, and had it bet n
possible to send fim even two brigades
OF supports, the battle OF the third had
never been. None could be sent, and
reluctantly he had to Withdraw to lis
original position. The division felt t:l!s
repulse keen!r, and it was stated that its
back ha3 never before been turned to ice
Zoe. 1t went into battle about 5000
strong; the morning after it mustered
less than 1905. With the army it re-
crossed the Potomac and, excepting tie
short campaign at Bristow Station, re
mained n camp until December. When
Meade advanced to Nine &uC it marched
to meet him, but Meade retired v'itIout
an engagement. The rest Of that wi1;cr
f! vas passed around Orange Court House.
TIE CAMPAIGN OF '64.
F.. Early in the spring Grant opened the
campaign OF 1864. O1 the 9Th Of May
Anderson was guarding the fords of the
Espidan against cavalry. After the Dat
tx Of tina: day orders were seUt lin to
coin Gen. Lee, but they were not re-
ce.>,G. assuming the responsibility,
without orders us be supposed, because
ne knew he must be want, d, he marched
Until Dear day light OF the 9th, and reached
the neighborlood of the battlefield most
oppo,tuneiy. At dawn of that day,
Grant having run over some OF the torce
in his front Was pushing Up the read,
endeavoring to gain Gen. Lees Year.
kershaw and Anderson: coming from
different directions, reached the iield
about the same time, and Grants efoics
were soon repulsel. During tiis Gay
Longstreet was severely wounded, amt
Anderson, by his request, vas transferred
from the Sd corps a. ?. HIPS and put
in command OF the lst (LoL gstreet's.)
TIE NEED OF MERIT.
Thst night ne marched to Spotsylvaria
c. T., reaching il in time to frustrate
Grants efforts to seize the heights. He
was promoted lieutenant general and his
commission dated the 9Th of May, 1864;
thus he was the officer Of highest rank
from his State. The battles OF Spotsyl-
rania and Cold Harbor followed the
constant fighting by night and day until
Petersburg was reached; IN all these An
derson led the Isl corps. When Long
street had suficiently y recovered to resume
command of his troops Anderson relieved
Beauregara, who had been ordered to
; Charleston. With this new command
| he held the lines immediately in trout of
Petersburg, until towards the spring Of
1865, and then relinquished them to
Gordon, and took his place Oh Gen.
Lees tight flank.
ASDERsoN's LAST BATTLE.
When Grant broke through those lines
Anderson cpDosed him as best he could,
gaining temporary advantage ct GRAY
ely Run; but the end was fast approach
ing, ana exhausted, starving men could
do no more. At Church Crossing a part
OF his corps under Pickett was badly cnt
ND, and on The 9th of April lie fought
his last battle, when his corps, reduced to
q mere handful, could not stand against
the heavy numbers opposed to it.
FIGHTING FROM FIRST TO LAST.
Anderson was with the Army of North
ern Virginia from early in 1862 to the
end, was never absent from his command
except when disabled By wounds. To
give iutl account OF his career and o!
that Of his brigade, division and corps
would necessitate history OF Gen. Lee
grand army and til volumes.
The war was over, tie South defeated,
and place was not IN her gift for those
SONS who had been educated for :: rlil,
tary life and who had surrendered ali,
save honor. in her cause. Anderson re-
turned to the home CT lis boyhood, -
poverished ana withol: resources, +
struggle on il the effort to gain nea2it
support. Utterly unslited to this l:ea
lite as he was success was bare possab;:'
ity.
TIE HERO At Hone.
Disasters followed, aud tits cid hero c!
countless battles was reduced to aDso.l;ts
want, ard on the verge Of despair. 81!
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